STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A team of robot-whiz kids from PS 11, Dongan Hills, scored an award in robotic presentation during Saturday’s Staten Island First Lego Qualifying Championship at the Petrides Educational Complex in Sunnyside.

Teams from PS 57 in Clifton, and Dreyfus Intermediate School, Stapleton, also competed.

On the North Shore, the robotics team from Prall Intermediate School, West Brighton, took first place in the robot performance category, earning the team a spot in the regional robotics competition next month in Manhattan’s Jacob Javits Convention Center.

On the South Shore, powerhouse St. Clare’s School in Great Kills won the boroughwide trophy, and also took home awards in three other categories. St. Clare’s will also compete in the regionals

Barnes Intermediate School in Great Kills, fielded several teams, and took home an award for professionalism. 